The Recurring Cast
Reading order · 2 books · 1994 to 1997 · Set in invented worlds

Exiles Books in Order

The Exiles books follow the Ambrai family of mages in a land where women hold power.

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Series facts

Books
2
Published
1994 to 1997
First book
The Ruins of Ambrai
Latest
The Mageborn Traitor (1997)
Setting
Set in invented worlds

The reading order

Every Exiles book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.

2 books · Set in invented worlds
  1. 1The Ruins of Ambrai1994With Sarra LiwellanWhen the city of Ambrai is destroyed, two young sisters of its ruling family of mages are separated and grow up on opposite sides of a bitter conflict.Buy on Amazon
  2. 2The Mageborn Traitor1997With Sarra LiwellanGlenin plots against her sisters Sarra and Cailet by planting a traitor in Cailet’s haven, while the Lords of Malerris secretly pursue the conquest of Lenfell.Buy on Amazon

Do you need to read them in order?

Read The Ruins of Ambrai first, then The Mageborn Traitor.

Who appears in which book

The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.

Who appears in each Exiles book
BookSarra LiwellanGlenin FeiranCollan Rosvenir
1 The Ruins of AmbraiLLeadMMajorMMajor
2 The Mageborn TraitorLLeadMMajorMMajor

Characters in the Exiles books

3 characters from Melanie Rawn’s chart, with the number of Exiles books each appears in.

CharacterBooksFirst in this series
Sarra LiwellanMage of the Ambrai line2The Ruins of Ambrai 1994
Glenin FeiranSarra's sister, a Malerrisi mage2The Ruins of Ambrai 1994
Collan RosvenirMinstrel2The Ruins of Ambrai 1994